Wasabi

Craving for more Japanese food after Waraku, i brought my sister and gf out for lunch this lazy weekend. And being a lazy weekend, going too far is out of the question. Instead, we opted to try out a Japanese restaurant in the Heartlands @ Compass Point.

Location: SengKang Square Compass Point#02-15

Contact: 68752305

Price Range: $18-20 per head

Wasabi Entrance

Walkway

Lunch crowd? Its 2.30pm actually

A much nicer wall sign

Set Lunch ($15.80 ++)

The world will be a much much better place without the plus signs. =P

Miso Soup

I would have expected better from Wasabi but it was not meant to be, the miso was bland and hardly appetizing. The seaweed came in big pieces however and the tofu is soft and melts in your mouth. Still, the soup just isn't what it could have been.

Beef Don + Cold Cha Soba + Agedashi Tofu ($15.80)

Beef is teriyaki seasoned as usual and tastes as it should. Chewy, sweet and tender with simple but fragrant Japanese rice. The cold cha soba here is springy and chewy with a slight bitter green tea taste which totally dissipates when you dip it into the accompanying sauce. It then becomes sweet, slightly heady and extremely tasty. Notice the agedashi tofu wasn't shown? Yeah, thats because it wasn't really that good to begin with.

Katsudon ($9) (wrong order)

Shown above is the first wrong order which served beef instead of pork. The second bowl came after we asked a serving lady who kindly helped us correct the issue. The second bowl was the real deal. Pork cutlet was not too crispy due to the egg on top but retained many of the juices that makes it delectable. Guess who ordered this dish? None other then my gf of course.

Soft Shell Crab ($5.50)

The crab came in 2 pieces and was quite small. It was very crispy and hot but lacked sweetness in its meat.

Ebi Curry Don + Fried Chicken + Cold Soba ($15.80)

I was quite surprised when my sister's order appeared. For the price, i did not expect 2 big prawns to be on the bowl. The prawns were not very sweet tasting however. And the only difference between cold soba and cha soba is the green tea taste. But that difference means everything because this pales in comparison to cha soba. The fried chicken side dish was surprisingly generous and tasted hot, tender and sweet as well.

Bill

The total bill came up to $54.25 for 3 people for lunch. Which isn't too much and was reasonably satisfying.

Score:

Ambiance: 6/10
Normal eatery.

Food : 7/10
Nothing too special but decent food.

Value for Money: 7.5/10
Not too expensive for the amount of items we got.

Service : 7/10
Apart from long waiting times for our meal, the service was generally good.

Portion Size: 7/10
Nicely portioned so that even big eaters can feel mildly satisfied.

Overall: 6.9/10

Last Word:
Not too bad a restaurant though you can't compare it to Waraku, Inagiku or Keyaki on the same standing. Still, for a simple Japanese meal, you can't really go wrong with this place.